The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Hisato OsawaOriginal Music Composer
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
Cast
- Kinuyo TanakaFusako Owada
- Sanae TakasugiNatsuko Kimijima
- Tomie TsunodaKumiko Owada
- Mitsuo NagataKenzô Kuriyama
- Kōju MurataHospital Director
- Kumeko UrabeBrothel Keeper
- Kikue MōriSecond Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres
- Minpei TomimotoKoji Owada
- Umeko ÔbayashiTokuko Owada
- Hiroshi AoyamaKiyoshi Kawakita
- Fusako MakiPureblood Society Lady
- Aizo TamashimaWomen's Home Director
Stills
Themes
osaka, japanprostitutionexpatriatepost war japan